PSALM 141
A Psalm of David.
1 LORD, I
cry unto thee: make haste unto me; give ear unto my voice, when I cry unto
thee. 2 Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense; and
the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice. 3 Set
a watch, O LORD, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips. 4
Incline not my heart to any evil thing, to practise wicked works with
men that work iniquity: and let me not eat of their dainties.
5Let the
righteous smite me; it shall be a kindnessa: and let him
reprove me; it shall be an excellent oil, which shall not break
my head: for yet my prayer also shall be in their calamities. 6
When their judges are overthrown in stony places, they shall hear my words;
for they are sweet. 7 Our bones are scattered at the grave’s
mouth, as when one cutteth and cleaveth wood upon the earth. 8
But mine eyes are unto thee, O GOD the Lord: in thee is my trust;
leaveb
not my soul destitute. 9 Keep me from the snares which
they have laid for me, and the gins of the workers of iniquity. 10
Let the wicked fall into their own nets, whilst that I withal escapec.
The Holy Bible
King James Version
The Holy Bible : King James Version. 1995. Oak
Harbor, WA: Logos Research Systems, Inc.
a me:
it shall be a...: or, me kindly, and reprove me; let not their precious oil
break, etc
b leave...:
Heb. make not my soul bare
c escape:
Heb. pass over
